Windlass for binding hay on wagons



P. H. BURNHAM. Windlaiss for Binding Hay on Wagons.

Patented Aug. 3,1880.

N-FEIEFS, 'PHOT0 UTHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D O.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS H. BURNHAM, OF IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS.

WINDLASS FOR BINDING HAY ON WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 230,610, dated August 3, 1880. Application filed January 5, 1880.

To all whom't't may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANoIs H. BURNHAM, of Ipswich, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vindlasses for Binding Hay or other Bulky Loads upon Wagons or other Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to enable a single person to securely bind a load of loose hay or other bulky material desired to be transported by team in a very expeditious manner without the aid of horse-power, or that of several individuals, as heretofore required to apply the necessary powerin order to compress such load' sufficiently by means of a binding-pole, lever, and ropes, usually employed, attended with considerable time and expense, which are fully overcome by my invention, as hereinafter more fully described and set forth.

Figure l is a perspective view of my invention as detached from the wagon-body. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same.

A represents a square or rectangular iron frame provided with suitable bolt-holes, in order to allowit to be permanently secured to the under side of the body or wings of awagon hay-body. B represents two hangers or brackets permanently attached to the frame A, or the frame A may be dispensed with and the hangers B secured directly to the body.

Between the hangers B are journaled a cylinder or roll, 0, having a ratchet-wheel, D, upon or near each end of the roll 0, and oblong opening E through the same, about midway between the two ratchet-wheels D D, the

ends F of the roll 0 forming journals which,

having hearings in suitable holes formed horizontally through the lower ends of the hangers B, permit the roll 0 and its ratchet-wheels D D to be revolved therein by means of a hand-lever, G, one end of which is slightly bifurcated or hollowed out, so as to fit upon a smaller portion of the roll 0, between the ratchet-wheel D and its hanger B, a pivoted, hooked, or tooth-ended pawl H being secured to the lever G, so as to engage with the teeth upon the upper portion of the ratchet-wheel D, and thereby turn or revolve the wheel D partially. When the handle or opposite end I is pressed downward a pawl, J, secured to the hanger B by a bolt or pivot, engages with the teeth upon'the ratchet or ratchet-wheel D upon its upper portion, so as to prevent it from turning in the opposite direction, said pawl J being held or forced downward in contact with the ratchet-teeth by a fiat steel spring, K, its opposite end being secured to the frame A,or otherwise, so as to exert the pressure required upon the pawl J to hold it in contact with the ratchet-wheel D, and when desired to disengage the pawl from the ratchet-wheel teeth it may be raised up by its handle end L depressing the spring, or otherwise disengaging the pawl from the ratchet-wheel, so as to allow roll 0 and ratchet-Wheels to revolve or turn in the opposite direction.

It will be seen that if the end of a rope, P, be passed through the opening E of the roll G, and its opposite end he carried up over a binding-pole, or the load, as heretofore, then brought down again and passed through the hole E in the same direction as the former end, then power applied to the end I of the lever G, so as to turn the roll 0, the rope would be wound around the same with great force and in a manner to hold both ends of the rope, as its subsequent turns or coils around the roll would come upon the former ends, so as to bind and hold them securely in place without the necessity'of tying or in any manner securing the ends of the rope to the roll, as heretofore; andas both ends of the rope are passed through the Windlass or roll in my device, it is brought taut or secured in half the time, as both ends are wound up simultaneoblong slot E, ratchet-wheels D, pawls H and 3. The combination of ,the roll 0, having the I0 J, and lever G I, substantially as described, oblong slot E, and ratchet-wheels D D, as and as and for the purposes set forth. for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of the roll 0, having the L l 5 oblong slot E, ratchet-wheels D, and hangers FRANCIS H. BURNHAM.

B, constructed and arranged to operate by means of the lever G I, pawls H J, and rope Witnesses:

P, substantially as and for the purposes set SYLVENUS WALKER, forth. D. W. SMITH. 

